Guido Deiro World's Foremost Piano-Accordionist - Part 1

DavidYakima Says:

Oct 14, 2008 - Hello Airmuseum...I am a friend of your cousin Tom Diero of Yakima....He brings our good friend Dick Contino up every year for his wife wedding aniversary... I have never seen or heard any of Guido's music, sounded great. Thank you for posting it!!! David

vincenz55 Says:

Oct 25, 2008 - your just a jealous prick because hes italian and you and they are not..mirko kemis or your other overrated eastern european ass kisser idols werent even a sperm and an egg when deiro performed this. Put them back in the early deiro era and see what would happen..nothing...because they didnt have a stick for an instrument in your country..get a life and go take a basket weaving course or something cause thats all you will be good at in your life..Ignorance at a high level

Organsk8er Says:

Oct 26, 2008 - This is quite possibly one of the most MUSICAL, and musically satisfying accordion performances I have ever heard! Listen to the expression, and all of the emotion in the music! Beautiful!

mirkop6 Says:

Oct 26, 2008 - you guys really have no idea about music. good luck to you and enjoy your boring crap music.

LocoMole Says:

Nov 10, 2008 - Hi, are you a descendant of GD? Wow! I "discovered" him earlier this year, I got the complete recordings Vol.1 and I totally love it, and I'm not even particualrly fond of the piano accordion either!

airmuseum Says:

Nov 10, 2008 - Thank you so much for buying a CD. I'm very happy to hear you enjoy his talent. I'm being honest when I tell you that all the income from your purchase goes to continuing the publishing of his music. We are working on a second CD of later performances with Archeophone Records.

MTaylorDeiro Says:

Nov 13, 2008 - He was so talented, I'm amazed every time I hear it. I'm not so good on my mini-acordion that grandpa guido gave me when I was 12...but I try ;)

MTaylorDeiro Says:

Nov 13, 2008 - I'm happy to see people appreciate his contributions ;) Makes me proud!

mollytr Says:

Nov 17, 2008 - its a beautiful accordian.. he plays very well

airmuseum Says:

Nov 17, 2008 - Hi Mia, You should be proud of your great grandfather. His contributions to music are still popular nearly a hundred years after he started his career in this country. That lovely singing voice and your instrumental talent just might have been inherited from him. Love from Granpa Guido.(airmuseum)

VanHoorelbeke Says:

Nov 24, 2008 - Was he related to Pietro? I remember his teaching books as a child.

airmuseum Says:

Nov 29, 2008 - Guido was the older of the two brothers. There is no argument that Guido was the better player and showman. Pietro not only performed, but operated a very successful accordion music publishing house. Both brothers composed and recorded. Guido on Colombia. Pietro with Victor. Guido's big hit was "Kismet". Pietro's was "Pietro's Return".

robbystlace Says:

Jan 2, 2009 - A great player indeed.

pfingherals Says:

Jan 8, 2009 - presented by vodafone

muniek57 Says:

Jan 30, 2009 - If somebody has notes for it please send them to me.

Fergophone Says:

Jan 30, 2009 - WOW! What a privilage to actually see this Master of Accordion actually play. I learned accordion some 50 years ago and studied some of Guido's music. I am still working on my accordion studies, I just love it. It is interesting to see that the range of the instrument Guido was playing is not exactly the same as our modern piano acordions and it's interesting to see the amount of bellows work, maybe the compression was not as good in those early days of accordion. Thank you for posting.

airmuseum Says:

Jan 30, 2009 - All my y father's music is published in an anthology published by Mel Bay Music. You can buy it on eBay. Just type Deiro in the search.

airmuseum Says:

Jan 30, 2009 - The accordion he's playing is modified for more range. One. He has extended the keyboard. (wrongly attributed to Art Van Dam) Two. He has added the diminished fifth row to the bass. Three. He has installed a full length air bar on the bass so that he can position the bellows quickly in preparation for a passage, Four. He had the angle of the keyboard to the reed box increased to give leverage on the bellows. Only wood, glue, leather, ivory and celluoid... and no amplification.

Fergophone Says:

Jan 30, 2009 - Thank you for explaining the bellows control. I remember reading of a full length air bar which Guido advocated but had forgotten about it. These video's really give me goosebumps.

zevzions Says:

Feb 8, 2009 - This is priceless! Every accordionist must see these clips. Bellows control like this went out the window with the newer, heavier, tone chambered accordions.

AccordionManiac Says:

Mar 26, 2009 - Amazing!

vespertinne Says:

Apr 25, 2009 - WOW! What a gorgeous instrument... and a GREAT player. Love it. The Liberace of Accordion!

vespertinne Says:

Apr 25, 2009 - OMGOSH... I need to learn this by ear (one tiny piece at a time) lol... :-)

Miperrodrago Says:

May 27, 2009 - Una preciosa, y precisa digitación. Felicidades.

emifisa Says:

Sep 21, 2009 - The best of accordionist fot me is a idol